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Monday, September 30, 2013

ABOUT THE BOOK:Hit whodunit writer Victoria Rienzi is getting back to
her roots by working at her family’s Italian
restaurant. But now in between plating pasta and pouring
vino, she’ll have to find the secret ingredient in a
murder....

When Victoria takes a break from penning her popular mystery
series and moves back to the Jersey shore, she imagines sun,
sand, and scents of fresh basil and simmering marinara sauce
at the family restaurant, the Casa Lido. But her
nonna’s recipes aren’t the only things getting
stirred up in this Italian kitchen.

Their small town is up in arms over plans to film a new
reality TV show, and when Victoria serves the show’s
pushy producer his last meal, the Casa Lido staff finds
itself embroiled in a murder investigation. Victoria wants
to find the real killer, but there are as many suspects as
tomatoes in her nonna’s garden. Now she’ll have
to heat up her sleuthing skills quickly...before someone
else gets a plateful of murder.

First in a new series!

RECIPES INCLUDED!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A Jersey girl born and bred, Rosie Genova left her heart at
the shore, which serves as the setting for much of her work.
The atmosphere of the Jersey shore is present in the
details, whether it’s the smell of the sea, the sound
of a Springsteen song, or the taste of Kohr’s custard
from the boardwalk. And no summer is complete unless she has
sand in her shoes.

A bookworm from the time she could sound out words, Rosie
spent many happy hours in her home town library where she
hid behind the stacks reading the titles she was too young
to check out. She earned two degrees in English from Rutgers
University, where she discovered to her delight that reading
Jane Austen was actually considered homework. Though
she’s always considered herself a writer, she
didn’t pen her first novel until ten years ago, and
she hasn’t stopped since.

Her new series, the Italian Kitchen Mysteries, is
informed by her deep appreciation for good food, her pride
in her heritage, and her love of classic mysteries, from
Nancy Drew to Miss Marple. An English teacher by day and
novelist by night, Rosie also writes women’s fiction
as Rosemary DiBattista. She lives in
central New Jersey, fifty miles from the nearest ocean, with
her husband, two of her three sons, and an ill-behaved fox
terrier.

AN EXCERPT FROM MURDER AND MARINARA:

Chapter One“Vic,” Josh said, “I don’t think you have any choice. You have to get rid of him.”I stared at the phone in disbelief. “Absolutely not,” I said. “It’s too drastic. I won’t even consider it.”“Why not? You complain about him enough. And think about what you
could do with him out of the way. You could start over—a new name, a new
guy. Maybe even a younger guy.”“Look, I know what you’re suggesting. You’re asking me to”—I dropped my voice to a whisper—“to kill Bernardo.”“Don’t you get it, Vic? It’s the easiest way out. The only question
is how.” He paused. “I mean, a bullet’s kind of mundane, don’t you
think? And a knife’s out of the question. I do hate a messy crime
scene,” he said, more to himself than to me.“Do you hear yourself?” I gasped. “What’s wrong with you?”TO FINISH READING THIS EXCERPT, VISIT AUTHOR ROSIE GENOVA'S WEBSITE HERE.

GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND THE GOOD FOLKSAT OBSIDIAN AND PENGUIN BOOKS,I HAVE ONE COPY OF MURDER AND MARINARA,TO GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY READER

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GOOD LUCK!

A "WISE OWL" SPECIAL GIVEAWAY

(In this case, meaning one that was scheduled before my break from blogging)

I just viewed author Rosie Geneva's page. First thing I found interesting is the header. It's a picture of a ferris wheel and it looks like fireflies. Reminds me of times in the past. The other is that she grew up in Jersey on the shore and most of her work takes place there.marybrandis@gmail.com

Thanks to all!

Sadly, we will be saying good bye to Bookin' With Bingo early next month. Things just have been too hectic so we have chosen to close down with hopes for a new "BWB" someday. Thanks to all and KEEP READING!